This weeks, Arrow’s co-owner Alisha, from Lockestar Cavaliers came over to look the boys over. So far she (and I) are very excited about how these boys are turning out. Whether they end up in the show ring or as a family pet, they will be beautiful dogs.
We took them outside for a play – here are some of the highlights.
taken in my yard in Woodinville, WA
Our cavalier king charles puppies are growing like weeds – they are now 5 weeks old so very mobile and starting to get into mischief. They are eating solids although not in any kind of rush to wean off momma Arrow.
Teddy has the biggest personalty – he is an explorer and loves nothing more than to tussle and growl. Sirius is a snuggler and a little bit of a mommas boy – he is our gentle giant. Albus is our observer taking it all in before getting in on the action. He got a cold last week which was a little scary but is doing great again – thank Heavens!
This week we will take them outdoors for some time on the grass – it will be fun to see them explore somewhere new and gather some different sensory experiences. we will also set up the play space now that they are interacting with their environment more.
Teddy
Sirius
Albus
Teddy, Albus & Sirius
(PS while Albus is smaller, he is not as much as the picture shows – it is a little deceptive with him lying down as the other two are sitting 🙂 )
Arrow had her puppies today!! It all happened rather fast with her temperature dropping last night and then starting labor about 7:45am and the first baby arriving shortly after.
Unfortunately, the first delivery, while it went smoothly, Arrow whelped a puppy girl that presented with some development issues – we rushed her and Arrow to the vet but she could unfortunately not be saved. The vet assured us that we didn’t do anything wrong and that the placement of her egg/placenta probably didn’t allow her the right amount of nutrients to grow properly. We will forever be grateful to the team at Companion Vet clinic in Snohomish for the care and support they gave to us.
While upset, Brianna was a trooper and held her as she passed, and we named her “Cherry” as we will bury her under a cherry tree later today.
Arrow started to push again, and within the next hour, she gave birth to 3 healthy baby boys.
Momma and the 3 boys are doing great – Arrow has taken to her new role as momma with enthusiasm – its hard to convince her to eat or go potty – luckily she is only 12 lbs and so easy to carry outside for a quick break.
we will provide updates as they grow – we are already so smitten 🙂
This morning we got Arrow’s xray done to know how many babies to expect on the big day. I don’t like to leave it to chance incase something goes wrong.
So, we confirmed Arrow is expecting 4 today. Now the waiting game begins 🙂
A normal average gestation for dogs is 63 days after ovulation. I have heard that Cavaliers tend to give birth between day 58-60 so that would be early next week. I’ll of course keep you posted
Mia lives most of the year in California with her co-owners Mike and Karen. They travel showing Maddy and Mia’s littermate Diesel (current USA #1 beagle for 2016) and they are trying to get Mia’s final points for her CH title – sometimes its hard to find those major points. They were up at the Puyallup shows here in Washington this weekend and so Mia got to come and stay.
Not all littermates get along, but Mia and Maddy love each other – she fits in so well with our pack. The puppies have loved playing with their aunt. Its been so fun to have her for a few days. I cant wait till her CH title is finished so we can have her back here full time.
Kazuri is proud to announce that, for now, these two little beagle babies are going to be sticking around to grow up for a while.
Previously known as “Girl 1” and “Boy 1”, they will now be known as Emmy and Oscar.
We are excited to watch them grow in the coming months and see if they develop as we hope they will. Only time will tell 🙂
Today marks 8 weeks with these precious little beagle puppies. We have been so honored to watch them grow. It will be hard to say goodbye next weekend, that is for sure when a couple of them go to their forever homes.
They are cheeky and fun and getting into everything. They spend a lot of time with the bigger dogs which of course they love. Maddy is now longer “mommy” but is now “friend” and plays with them a lot.
Enjoy the puppy pictures this week – I think they only get cuter by the minute 🙂
Miss Arrow’s pregnancy has flown by so fast and we are now about 2 ish weeks away from meeting our little cavalier babies. Arrow looks amazing – until you pull back her hair, its hard to tell she is pregnant at all. But when you do, there is definitely a belly 🙂
Next week we will do an xray and see how many to expect. I cant wait to announce their safe arrival 🙂
The beagle puppies turned 7 weeks today – I didn’t have much time to take pictures as today is my daughter’s 10th birthday. But I wanted to give you all an update as I know some of you wait and watch for the latest pictures. 🙂
They are active and up for most of the day. We are enjoying each of their personalities emerging. They are all very sweet and affectionate ~ although a little naughty destroying several of our garden ferns and salmon berries. Just as well they are so cute 🙂
We look forward to the coming weeks where we will decide which 1 or two pups stay to grow up here at Kazuri. We do our final evaluation on the weekend of the 11th when co-owners Mike and Karen are here visiting from CA.
Kazuri is thrilled to announce that we today confirmed that Arrow is pregnant via ultrasound.
We approached the amazing Marybeth from Embee Cavaliers in Ontario Canada about using her beautiful boy “Loki” (CH Embee’s Mischief Managed) as a match for Arrow. Not only is Loki beautiful and has a wonderful disposition, but has passed his health testing (including the same kind of MRI Arrow had done) with flying colors.
We have been lucky enough to see some of the puppies he has already produced and they are gorgeous. To say we are excited about these potential puppies is an understatement.
The litter is due at the end of June, so stay tuned for the announcement sometime around then. While Arrow and Loki are both black and tan, they carry the white gene and so could produce any of the 4 cavalier colors.
(Loki)
